More on phase diagram of Laponite
Ruzicka, B. · Zulian, L. · Ruocco, G.
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The phase diagram of a charged colloidal system (Laponite) has been investigated by dynamic light scattering in a previously unexplored range of salt and clay concentrations. Specifically the clay weight and salt molar concentrations have been varied in the ranges Cw=0.004- 0.025, Cs=(1x 10-3- 5x 10-3) M respectively. As in the case of free salt water samples (Cs= 1x 10-4 M) an aging dynamics towards two different arrested phases is found in the whole examined Cw and Cs range. Moreover a transition between these two different regimes is found for each investigated salt concentration. It is clear from these measurements that a revision of the phase diagram is necessary and a new "transition" line between two different arrested states is drawn.
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